Wine-cooler.



No. 705,270. Patented luly,22, I902.

v J; E. MEYEB.

.W'INE COOLER.

[Application filed Apr. 22, 1962'.

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MEYER, or rinw YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 705,270, dated July 22, 1902. Application filed April 2 1902. Serial. No. 104,146. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN'E'MEYER, a citi= zen of the United States, residing at New York city, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wine- Ooolers, of which the following is a"specifica-' tion. a

My invention relates to that class of coolers for champagne and other bottled liquors in which an ice-receptacleis employed having a bottle-chamber within the same into which the bottle may be inserted and from which the same may be withdrawn without the necessity of removing or disturbing the ice.

The object of the invention is to provide be rotated within the'ice-receptacle'for the purpose of rapidly cooling the bottled wine contained therein and means whereby the water into which the ice melts may be readily withdrawn.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be set forthin the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this speci-'- fication, Figure 1 is a vertical section of'a cooler constructed in accordance with my iiivention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same with the cover removed, and Fig. 3 is a detail sectional View.

Like reference-numerals indicate like parts in the different views.

The body lof the cooler is in the form of a tub, havinga closed bottom 2 and anopen top.v The same is preferably constructed of metal, although it may be made of any other suitable material. On opposite sides thereof and near its upper end the body is providedvwith lugs or cars 3, to which are attached the ends.

of a bail 4, constituting a handle,"by means of which the device may be carried from point to point. The open upper end of the body 1 is adapted to be closed by a lid or cover 5, having a knob or handle 6 thereon. The said lid or cover fits closely within the open end of the body 1 and may be constructed of wood ble of axial rotation.

the body 1. p in the rings 13and 14, so thatthere is no binding between these 'parts', and consequently or any other suitable material. I prefer, however, to make the same of the same metal as thatfrom which the body 1 is made, in which case said'cover is hollowed out, so as to form an air-chamber.

Secured within the body 1 of the cooler is a perforated false bottom 7, the same being located a short distance above the main bottom 2, as shown.- The said false bottom is supported around its outer edges upon the ring'8 and may also be soldered directly to the inner surface of the body 1. The false bottom 7 may be made of any open-work material, but is preferably constructed of sheet metal having perforations at intervals therein. Leading from the space beneath the false bottom 7 is a drain-cock 9, by means of which the water contained in the bottom of the body 1 may be drawn 0K.

Oooperatingwith the parts just described is a cylindrical bottle-chamber 10, located :centrally within the body 1 and. supported upon the false bottom 7. The walls of the bottle-chamber 10 are constructed of-perfo- .rated sheet metal, wire-netting, or other reticulated material, and the bottom 11 of said chamber is swiveled, as shown at 12, to the false bottom 7, so that said chamber is capa- The chamber 10 is braced, guided, and maintained in vertical position by meansof the rings 13 14, which surround the' samenear its upper and lower ends, respectively, and are connected by the brace rods or arms 15 16 to the inner sides of The chamber 10 fits loosely withthe rotation of the bottle-chamber 10 is unimpeded by these rings.

To 'provide'for the extension and contraction of the bottle-chamber 10, the same is m'ade'of-a plurality of telescoping sections, the'lower section 17 fitting and moving within the upper section 1S. To prevent the collapse of the two sections of=said-chamber when the'same are in their extended positions,lsecure toor form upon the-lower end of the uppersection 18 the shoulders or stops 'l9'and. mount upon the upper end of the lower'section 17 the outwardly-spring-pressed hooks or catches 20. The upper ends of said hooks or catches 20 are adapted to engage the lower ends of the shoulders or stops 19 to hold the sections 17 and 18 in their extended positions, but are also adapted to be forced inwardly into sockets or openings 21 in the lower section 17, so that said lower section may telescope within the upper section 18 when the latter is forced downwardly.

In using my improved cooler broken ice is placed within the annular ice-receptacle which surrounds the bottle-chamber 10, and the bottle of wine to be cooled is placed within said bottle-chamber. The heat of the wine will be absorbed by the ice. reducing the temperature of the former and melting the latter. The cooling effects of the ice are utilized to the best advantage by providing means for enabling the water to pass off, and thus have constantly-exposed fresh surfaces of ice. As the ice melts a portion of the water will pass through the perforations in the walls of the bottle-chamber 10 into contact with the outer surface of the bottle and thence pass downwardly through the bottom 11 of said chamber and through the false bottom 7into the space beneath said false bottom, while other portions will pass directly through said false bottom into the space beneath the same. From the latter space this water may be readily drawn off through the drain-cock 9. During all this time the cover5 remains in place upon the upper end of the body 1 and prevents the melting of the ice from outside heat. When the bottle being cooled is empty or it is desired for any reason to remove the same,

r it is merely necessary to take off the cover 5 and lift the bottle out of the chamber 10, in which it is located. The same may then be reinserted or a fresh bottle substituted therefor. All this may be done without removing or disturbing the ice in the ice-receptacle, and a great economy, as well as a great convenience, is thereby effected. If it be desired to cool a bottle of wine quickly, it may be done by placingit within the chamber 10, surround ed by ice, and rotating said chamber on its swivel connection 12 with the false bottom 7. The telescoping sections 17 and 18 of the bottle-chamber 10 provide for the collapse of this chamber into compact form for packing or storage. Their principal purpose, however, is toenable the bottle-cham her to be increased and decreased in length for the accommodation of bottles of difierent heights. With a single small bottle the chamber 10 will be used in its contracted condition. When a large bottle or more than one is to be cooled, the chamber 10 will be used in its extended condition.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a wine-cooler, a body constituting an ice-receptacle,a perforated false bottom therein, a cylindrical foraminous bottle-chamber mounted for rotation within said receptacle on said false bottom, and means for drawing off the water from the space beneath said false bottom.

2. In a wine-cooler, a body constituting an ice-receptacle,a perforated false bottom therein, a cylindrical foraminous bottle-chamber having a swivel connection with said false bottom, and means for drawing off the water from the space beneath said false bottom.

3. In a wine-cooler, a body constituting an ice-receptacle,a perforated false bottom therein, a cylindrical perforated bottle-chamber mounted for rotation within said receptacle on said false bottom, rings surrounding said chamber at its upper and lower ends, and bracing-arms connecting said rings with said body.

4. In a wine-cooler, a body constituting an ice-receptacle,a perforated false bottom there in, a cylindrical, foraminous bottle-chamber within said receptacle having a swivel connection with said false bottom, guide-rings embracing said bottle-chamber at different points, and a drain-cock leading from the space beneath said false bottom.

5. In a wine-cooler, an ice-receptacle, and a cylindrical bottle-inclosing chamber therein made up of a plurality of telescoping sections.

6. In a wine-cooler, an ice-receptacle and a rotary foraminous bottle chamber therein made up of a plurality of telescoping sections.

'7. In a wine-cooler, an ice-receptacle, a cylindrical bottle-inclosing chamber therein made up of a plurality of telescoping sections, and spring-catches for preventing the collapse of said sections, when extended.

8. In a wine-cooler, an ice-receptacle, a cylindrical bottle-inclosing chamber therein made up ofa plurality of telescoping sections, and outwardly-spring-pressed catches connected to one of said sections and adapted to engage the other for positively locking said sections against inward movement, and thereby preventing the collapse of said sections, when extended.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN E. MEYER. Witnesses:

l'I. HALE, D. E. REIoHEL. 

